Wrexham FC have accepted an invitation to play for the Supporters Direct Cup for the second time in two years as part of their pre-season programme.

In an all-Wales affair, the Dragons face Merthyr Town FC at Penydarren Park on Saturday, August 9.

The SD Cup is an annual fixture held between two supporter-owned clubs and Wrexham played at Enfield in 2012, a relatively young and inexperienced line-up going down 3-1 to the North London outfit, who last year defended the trophy in an 8-2 mauling of Belgian side SK Beveren.

Merthyr, reformed in 2010, narrowly missed out on promotion last season from Southern League South & West Division 1.

Wrexham club secretary Geraint Parry said: “As the game has been fixed for the weekend before the start of the new season, it is not necessarily a first team game, although we will be sending as strong a side as possible.”

Wrexham have also confirmed friendlies at Conference North Colwyn Bay on Tuesday, July 15 (7.30pm) and will visit Conference North Hednesford Town on Saturday, July 26 (3pm) for a game that was agreed as part of the deal that brought Elliott Durrell to Wrexham towards the end of last season.

Plans for other friendlies at the Racecourse, where a new pitch will be laid as part of an extensive facelift for the stadium, are still in the pipeline.